Small Attic - batts or blown?
#1
I have a 20's story & a half with a relatively small attic... ( you can't stand up) It has about six inches of blown in cellulose. After I clear out the knob & tube wiring, I would like to put in more insulation. Should I lay down bats over the cellulose with moisture barrier down or would I be better off with more blown in and no moisture barrier?
#3
That's quite an arguement you are having with yourself. If you have determined that blowing in additional cellulose is the answer, do it. That "shiney foil stuff" is a vapor barrier, and trying to get it buried under your existing cellulose so that it lays on the ceiling plaster or sheetrock just wouldn't be worth the effort. You would have a gap in it at every ceiling joist, so it's effectiveness would be minimal.
#4
Shiney Stuff
Lefty: One brand of the shiney stuff I was referring to is called Fi-Foil. I guess it staples on the rafters above the insulation, supposedly reflects radiant heat. Where it reflects it to, I don't know...but I wonder if it actually has some benifit?
...anything for a cooler attic..RWPARK
...anything for a cooler attic..RWPARK